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AP Sports WriterTommy Hawkins, 1st black basketball star at Notre Dame, diesBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Tommy Hawkins, the first black basketball player to earn All-America honors at Notre Dame and who played for the Los Angeles Lakers during a 10-year NBA career, died Wednesday. He was 80.Hawkins...

AP Sports WriterKansas coach Bill Self bidding farewell to his senior sonBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Bill Self tried his best to treat all his seniors the same.One by one, the trio walked onto the floor of Allen Fieldhouse, arms linked with their mothers to the adoration of...

NC State's Funderburk suspended for team-policy violationRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has suspended forward DJ Funderburk for a violation of team policy.The team announced the suspension Monday night in a statement. It didn't specify the nature of the violation and said only that the suspension was for...

Florida State adds graduate transfer guard David NicholsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State says David Nichols will join the men's basketball program next season as a graduate transfer.The 6-foot Nichols played point guard for Albany the past three seasons. He was an America East Conference first-team selection in 2016-17,...

AP Basketball WriterNBA draft deadline shapes next season in college hoopsBy JOHN MARSHALLCollege basketball's version of decision day could go a long way toward shaping how the next season will play out.Teams that have players remain in the NBA draft will have huge holes to fill, while teams with...

Louisville to host rival Kentucky in nonconference scheduleLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville will host rival Kentucky and Michigan State in the nonconference portion of Chris Mack's first season as coach.The Cardinals' annual meeting against the Wildcats on Dec. 29 will mark a return to Saturday play after weekday games...

AP Sports WriterYale responds to ex-basketball captain's lawsuit in sex caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University says it wasn't trying to make an example of former basketball captain Jack Montague when it expelled him over a sexual assault allegation.The school Friday filed its response to Montague's federal...

Long, Ogunyemi combine for 51 points, Siena beats QuinnipiacHAMDEN, Conn. (AP) Javion Ogunyemi scored a season-high 25 points on 12-of-14 shooting, Lavon Long had 26 points, a career-best 16 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocked shots and Siena beat Quinnipiac 84-75 on Monday night.Brett Bisping added...

The Latest: LSU Tigers still grieving over player's deathBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Latest on Southeastern Conference media day (all times Eastern):4:45 p.m.The LSU Tigers are still worried about more than preseason practice and predictions.The Tigers are coping with the death of 20-year-old teammate Wayde Sims, who was shot...

Associated PressGophers' Lynch drops appeal, denies sex assault allegationsBy STEVE KARNOWSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former University of Minnesota basketball standout Reggie Lynch dropped his appeal Thursday of his expulsion over allegations of raping two women, while insisting ''I did not commit any of the acts that I am being accused...

Former Kentucky player Jerry Bird diesCORBIN, Ky. (AP) Former Kentucky basketball player Jerry Bird, who was a member of the school's Athletics Hall of Fame and had his No. 22 jersey retired to the Rupp Arena rafters, has died.An obituary posted by O'Neil-Lawson Funeral Home says Bird died...

St. John's Wilson transfers to UConn, seeks waiver to playSTORRS, Conn. (AP) St. John's recruit Sidney Wilson has transferred to UConn and the Huskies are seeking a waiver that would allow him to play this season.The 6-foot-7 freshman with a 7-foot wingspan enrolled in summer school classes at...